Windows 10: game automatically lowers my volume (kinda like focuses on the game volume

how do I turn it off? im trying to listen to muaic through YouTube and can barely hear it, I'm using the g433 through usb

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Backgroun app volume lowered while gaming

When running games in full screen mode Windows 10 lowers the volume of every other application running in the background. Some trouble shooting results:

This is not limited to VOIP apps like skype but also Mozilla, VLC player as well. Tinkering with the communication tab in sound settings does not fix the issue.

This only happens if games are run in full screen mode. Changing focus like alt+tabbing out or placing the music player into focus above the game won't help.

If a playback has started before launching a game, the volume will not change, but if the playback has stopped and started again, while a game is running, the new volume will be reduced.

No volume slider will change position when the volume is lowered. The system sound stays the same, VLC player's stays the same and in volume mixer, found on the tray will stay the same as well.

Closing the game will restore the original volume of all background apps even if they are still playing.

Turning gaming mode on or off will not help.

Since I don't have any other apps that would use full screen like games do, I can't tell if other full screen apps would produce the same result.

Before you give me any of the copy-pasta, all drivers are up to date, all cables are plugged into the right places and it's a clean fresh install, and yes, I've tried restarting.

I was hoping someone could point me to the service that's recognizes/ looks for game launches so I could kill it or disable it but any advice is appreciated.

 

Taptiles Volume

Hi,

I understand the inconvenience caused.

I suggest you to try the steps below and check if it helps.

1. After opening the game, right click on the sound icon in the taskbar and select "open volume mixer".

2. If the particular game is listed, turn down the volume and check the result.

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

Low game volume issue

Hey MikeGGSS,

You can try increasing the volume of your game by following these steps:

1. Right click Sound icon on the taskbar.

2. Open Volume Mixer

3. Use sliders to turn volume up and down for your game

Hope this helped.

Regards,